Albbo s



' 00w & WILCOX.

Neck Yoke.

Patented April 14, 1868.

N. Prrzns. Phnm-Lllhograpber. Wishingtou. u. C.

gains; gram a tent Hire,-

ALBRO s. new AND'ELIJAH W. WILCOX, or OEDARVILLE, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent 'No. 76,609, dated April 14, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT In user-rose.

Specification of certain Improvements in' Neck-Yokes, invented byALeROS. DOW, and ELIJAH W. WILCOX, both of Cedar-ville, in the county ofHerkimer, and State of New York. I

Nature and-Object of the Invention.

- This invention relates to the device forconnecting the neck-yoke tothe pole of the carriage, by whichv invention it is made to workmore'satisfactorily, and prevented more effectually from wearing thetongue or pole of the carriage or other vehicle.

[Said invention consists in, p i First, forming the. attachment, bywhich {the cross-bar or body ofthe neck-yoke is connected to the polewith a swivel formed inthe shank of the attachment, between the bandwhich surrounds the neck-yoke'and the' part of the attachment which goesupon the pole or tongue, by which the backward and forward motionorvibration of the ends of theneck-yoke, to acoommodat e itself to thegait or motion of the team, is allowed without compelling the samevibration of the attachment upon the pole of the carriage, and at thesame time the attachment is made strong and reliable.v v

Second, forming that part of the attachment which 'is intended tosurround the pole of the carriage or other vehicle, and come in' contactwith it, of leather or some other yielding substance secured in'ametallic strap or case, which supports it in front and at the edges, butis left open at the back side, said'leather portion of the attachmentbeing fastenedi'n said case by screws, or equivalent device, which shallhold said leather in place without hearing at all upon the tongue.

Third, forming that portion of the attachment which rests upon the topof the tongue with a cnahion oi leather, or equivalent yieldingsubstance, interposed between the metal and the tongue, whereby theabrasion of the tongue or pole is avoided, as hereinafter more fully setforth.

Description of the Drawings.

Figure 1 is a front view of the attachment containing the improvementsabove mentioned, and showing the central portion of the neck-yoke.

Figure 2 is a vertical central section of the same from front to back.

Figure 3 is a plan or top view of the liolt, which forms the head of theswivel.

General Description.

A is the band, which embraces the central portion of the neck-yoke. Weprefer to'make this of cast malleable iron, and in the form representedin the drawings. It is provided with a socket, l3, which forms part ofthe swivel above mentioned.

C is a strap or case, for holding the leather ring D. This strap or caseC shouldalso be made of malleable iron, though other materials may beused. Said strap'O is formed with a projection, E, at its upper end,which extends upward .into the socket B, as shown in fig. 2,'and issecured; there by the screw-bolt F, the head of which comes down uponthe top of said projection, and operates in a similar. manner tothewell-known jamnut, to prevent the bolt from turning in the projection Ewhen in use. The head of thisbolt, F, rests upon a shoulder formed inthe socket B, as shown, and is provided with a notch, G, made in itsperiphery, as shown in fig. 3. A hole, H, is also made through the backor front of the socket B, through which hole a nail or other convenientappliance may be insertedinto the notch G to hold the bolt from turningin the socket B, and allow it to be unscrewed by turning the strap-G,when it is desirable to separate the parts for the purpose of moreconveniently oiling the joint, or for any other reason, and the samedevice may be usedsin putting the parts together. In putting themtogether, care should be taken to screw the bolt-head down snugly uponthe top'of the cone or projection E, so much so that it will requiremore force to start it back than the friction to which it is subjectedin use willbe capable of exerting. D is a leather ring or pad, which isfitted into the metallic strap or case 0, and secured in position byscrews, J J, or some equivalent device, so constructed and arranged asin no case to bear upon or come in contact with the pole.

The strap C supports the leather in front and at the edges, and as thepressure upon the leather is always forward against the case, the screwsare quite sufiicicnt to secure it in position.

A part of this leather is extended up and backward under the roundedpart of the case, which comes immediately over the tongue or pole, asrepresented at K in fi 2, forming a cushion betweenthe back side of theupper part of the case 0 and the tongue, so as to protect the letterfrom abrasion upon the top.

O'laz'ms.

Wc claim as our inventionv 1. Constructing the attachment, whichconnects the neck-yoke to the tongue or pole, with aswivel-joint, formedas described, that is to say, by the combination of the socket B,projection E, and bolt F, substantially as hereinbei'ore set forth.

2. The combination of the-metallic strap or case G and the leather ring,or its equivalent, D, said case C being so constructed as to support thesaid 'ring D in front and at its edges, beneath the pole, as described,

said ring D being secured in position by screws, or other equivalentdevice nnd the space behind said ring D being left open, substantiallyas described.

3. The combination of the pad K with the metallic ring, which embracesthe pole or tongue, in such a in'anner as to inter-pose the said padbetween the tongue and that portion of the case 0 whiph lies directlybetween the said tongue and the under side of the neck-yoke,substantially as and for the purpose set forth. Y ALBRO s. DOW,

ELIJAH W. WILGOX.

Witnesses:

WM. Hosroim, M. A. E. Hosronn.

